Dateline: May 25, 2006

'Trash To Treasurers' expands to area towns

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

The first ever “Trash To Treasures” citywide garage sale slated for Saturday, June 17, just got bigger and will include nearby communities of Howardwick, Hedley, and Lelia Lake.

The Clarendon Enterprise and A Fine Feathered Nest, Inc., have teamed up to sponsor “Trash To Treasures,” the first of what they hope will become an annual event to coincide with Father’s Day weekend.

Popular demand has led the Enterprise and A Fine Feathered Nest to agree to expand the event outside of Clarendon to other local communities.

“Dozens of families have garage sales scattered throughout the year,” said Enterprise publisher Roger Estlack. “The idea here is to coordinate those sales, have them on the same day, and try to draw the biggest possible crowds to the sales.”

Residents who wish to participate in this year’s “Trash To Treasures” are asked to come by the Enterprise before 5 p.m. on Friday, June 9, to sign up for the promotion. For just $20, each household will get 50-word advertisement in the Big-E Classifieds and the exclusive “Trash To Treasures” garage sale kit, which includes tips for holding a successful sale, price stickers, and two yard signs.

In addition, the Enterprise will print a city map the week of the event indicating the location of each sale and will promote the citywide garage sale in area newspapers and with local radio ads.

The two sponsors intend for “Trash To Treasures” to be something that not only will help residents earn more money at their garage and yard sales but will also bring people from out of town to Clarendon to spend the day visiting our neighborhoods and patronizing our local merchants and restaurants.

Local merchants are encouraged to plan special promotions or sidewalk sales to coincide with the event, and advertising space will be made available on the back of the “Trash To Treasures” map. A Fine Feathered Nest’s Chriss Clifford will be visiting local merchants to encourage them join in the event.

“Citywide garage sales have proven successful in other communities, and we believe Clarendon can benefit from the same kind of coordinated effort,” Estlack said.

Remember: The deadline for “Trash To Treasures” is Friday, June 9, at 5 p.m.

Call the Enterprise at 874-2259 today to sign up or come by the office at 105 S. Kearney in Clarendon.